Li Yuanhong shook his head and said this casually, but in the ears of Lao Duan, it was like a thunderbolt, Li Yuanhong, this guy did not dissolve the parliament according to his instructions, but wanted to dismiss himself as the prime minister, Duan Qirui was suddenly like an angry lion, and he didn't know what to say.

Looking at Duan Qirui's crazy appearance, Li Bodhisattva felt how comfortable he was, he had been bullied for so long, and finally moved back to the first game today, how could Li Yuanhong not be happy, he also pretended to comfort Duan Qirui: "Zhiquan, the government can't do without you, it's ten days and half a month, and after the problem is dealt with, you will come back!" ”

After finishing speaking, Li Yuanhong issued the order, cooked raw rice, and Lao Duan's post as prime minister was revoked. Obviously, Li Yuanhong had been planning for a long time, so he made a decisive move and dealt Duan Qirui a fatal blow, the timing of the shot was very accurate, and the attack was also sharp and deadly.

Li Yuanhong bears the nickname of a Bodhisattva, and many people regard him as a weak and bullying bad person, but he can stand out in the troubled times, a few of them are simple characters, Li Yuanhong's scheming is also quite deep, but there are no good cards in his hand, so he has to pretend to be stupid, but when it comes to making a move, he is not ambiguous at all.

Duan Qirui lost the black yarn hat in a blink of an eye, of course he was unwilling, Lao Duan found Xiao Xu, and after the two of them discussed, Duan Qirui immediately left Beijing and left Tianjin. Since the time of Li Hongzhang, Tianjin has been the base camp of Beiyang, and later Lao Yuan trained in the small station, and for many years, the Shili of Beiyang has been intertwined in Tianjin.

After Lao Duan arrived in Tianjin, he immediately set up a military general staff, pulled the overseers of the northern provinces, and threatened to reorganize the government and fight Li Yuanhong to the end.

Overnight, the Beiyang government underwent earth-shaking changes. The prime minister and the president completely tore their faces, and the news quickly spread all over the world, and Mukden was so close to Beijing and Tianjin, of course, it was impossible not to know.

"Damn, we just said that we were going to conduct a military exercise, but we weren't ready yet, Beijing had such a big basket, Lao Duan was driven to Tianjin, who else are we going to demonstrate, is it Li Yuanhong?"

"Great. I don't think there is any need to mind, the more chaotic it is, the more military exercises will have to be carried out, and we must maintain sufficient troops on the front line of Shanhaiguan. Only in this way, no matter how the situation in the Kannai develops. We can all sit firmly on the Diaoyu Tai. And it can put pressure on all sides. ”

Yang Yuting smiled and said the role of the military exercise, the original military exercise was to deter Lao Duan and not allow him to betray the interests of the Northeast, and now the military exercise is continued in order to put pressure on the Guannai and affect the direction of this battle between the government and the court. It can be of greater use.

Zhang Tinglan, who was also present, had a more far-reaching purpose, and the dispute between the government and the court was now, and the farce of Zhang Xun's restoration was about to be staged, nominally under the banner of military exercises. In fact, it is to let the Feng army prepare for battle, as long as Zhang Xun makes trouble, the Feng army will march into Beijing and Tianjin at the right time and make a lot of money.

In addition, Guo Songling was sent to Chifeng, which also had this purpose, as long as the pigtail army took action, the Feng army would take advantage of the situation to take Rehe, and use Rehe as an outpost for the Feng army to march into the entire northwest.

This kind of once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, if you don't make the most of it, Zhang Tinglan might as well hang herself. Although Lao Zhang didn't know about Zhang Xun's restoration, he also knew that Beiyang would definitely cause chaos in the world, and the powerful Feng army, like a sharp sword, was chosen on the top of the head of Beijing and Tianjin, no matter who wanted to win, he must give the Feng army enough benefits.

Thinking about this, Lao Zhang had an idea in his heart, and he said to Sun Liechen: "Zanyao, this exercise seems to be very important, you can be the commander-in-chief, let Xiao Liuzi also follow you to increase your ability, you must plan carefully, don't miss this good opportunity for military training!" ”

Lao Zhang had something to say, of course Sun Liechen understood the extraneous sound, so he agreed without hesitation, and Feng Jun must also speed up the pace of mobilization, but he can't let this fleeting opportunity slip away.

The Feng army is sharpening its knives here, preparing to fish in troubled waters, and the situation in Beijing is also changing three times a day, Li Yuanhong initially thought that by removing Duan Qirui, he would be able to take advantage, but Li Bodhisattva also underestimated Duan Qirui's liliang.

Lao Duan is the head of the new generation of Beiyang, and his influence is very huge, how many generals in Beiyang point to Duan Qirui to soar, and now if Lao Duan falls, aren't they all dangerous.

Therefore, Duan Qirui's four King Kongs, Xu Shuzheng, Fu Liangzuo, Jin Yunpeng, and Wu Guangxin, all jumped out, and in addition to the three eastern provinces, the overseers of the northern provinces also stood on the side of Lao Duan and jointly put pressure on Li Yuanhong.

Now Li Yuanhong's situation is embarrassing, after all, in this year, with a gun in his hand, he can speak hard, Li Yuanhong has the title of a big president, but there is no corresponding military liliang, after the removal of Duan Qirui, even the new government cannot be organized.

Li Bodhisattva's situation is becoming more and more difficult, and his fellow countryman, Zhang Guogan, secretary general of the presidential office, is also worried about Li Yuanhong.

"President, I opposed the removal of Duan Qirui at the beginning, his shili connections are too strong, and rashly dismissing him will only arouse the hatred of the Beiyang generals, which is not good for us, it is better to leave him on the table, watch him continue to make mistakes, and then take him down logically."

Li Yuanhong also smiled bitterly and nodded: "Qianruo, it's not that I don't want to be patient, it's really Duan Qirui who deceives people too much, he doesn't have me as a big president at all in his eyes, I can't even compare to a tablet, if I don't take him down, my president will be meaningless." ”

Zhang Guogan also knew that Li Yuanhong had made up his mind, and it was useless to regret it, so he could only think about how to remedy it, he thought about it and said: "President, if you want to fight against Duan Qirui, you must have military power, why is Duan Qirui so rampant, isn't it because he holds the army in his hands?" ”

"Well, that's reasonable, who do you think we should look for as foreign aid?"

"President, among the princes in this world, there are not many who have the weight to compete with Duan Qirui, and the first one is Feng Guozhang, but they both belong to Beiyang, and they can't be counted on at all. However, there are two people who can be used on the edge of Beijing and Tianjin, one is Zhang Zuolin, the patrol envoy of the three eastern provinces, and the other is Zhang Xun, the patrol envoy of Mongolia and Xinjiang. ”

When Li Yuanhong heard this, he nodded again and again. Zhang Xun is the oldest and most powerful in the world, and he can indeed speak. In addition, although Zhang Zuolin is only a rising star in Beiyang, the speed of his rise in the past two years is very fast, and he has the troops of the three provinces in his hands, and he has just recovered the Middle East Road, which is the time when the sun is in full swing.

The most important thing is that Zhang Zuolin and Lao Duan fell out this time, Duan Qirui betrayed the interests of the three eastern provinces to Japan, and Zhang Zuolin felt extremely dissatisfied. also has to engage in military exercises, if Zhang Zuolin can be pulled down to his side, with the support of the powerful Feng army, he will have confidence in the upper section of Qirui.

"Qianruo. I think that among these two people, Zhang Zuolin's strength is stronger. And there are still contradictions with Duan Qirui. It's easier to pull him over. ”

"What the president said is extremely true, and he is willing to go to Fengtian in person to lobby Zhang Zuolin and get him to agree to send troops."

Zhang Guogan is also a man of action, and since he made a decision, he immediately took the train north. Came to Mukden. The secretary of the presidential palace came on behalf of the president, and Zhang Zuolin was also very enthusiastic and invited Zhang Guogan into the palace.

"I have long known the prestige of Yu Shuai. I haven't come to visit, it's really rude! ”

"Mr. Shi Gong is polite, Zhang is just loyal to his duties, and he is a man and a man who does things."

"Yu Shuai's words are worth gold, if everyone in the world could be loyal to their duties, the country and the people would have been safe a long time ago, but there are always some people who are greedy for power and break the law, which is really a scourge of the world."

Speaking of this, Zhang Guogan arched his hand to Zhang Zuolin: "This time I came to Fengtian, just to ask Yu Shuai to come forward and uphold justice, Duan Qirui did not hesitate to sell national interests in order to participate in the war, especially the sovereignty of the three eastern provinces, it was to the point of madness, how can this kind of national thief continue to be in power!" ”

Referring to the sovereignty of the Northeast, Lao Zhang jumped up his brows and said loudly: "Any relationship to the sovereignty of the three eastern provinces, we must inform the three provinces in advance, and we must also obtain the consent of the three provincial councils, otherwise any treaty, the Feng army will not recognize, we don't want to confront the central government, but we can't watch the central government sell us all!" ”

"Yu Shuai's words are reasonable, the president doesn't know about this kind of thing at all, otherwise he will definitely stop it. Not long ago, the Feng army defeated the Russians and greatly increased the prestige of China, which can be called an example for the soldiers in the world, and now the Feng army should take action to maintain the stability of the country, and the president will definitely be grateful, as long as a new government is formed, the army chief will be Yu Shuai. ”

Zhang Guogan did not hesitate to throw out the post of army chief, which Lao Duan has always held concurrently, and he is regarded as a complete treasure, and he is not willing to let go at all. Li Yuanhong's action is not ungenerous, but Lao Zhang is not interested in this position at all, Zhang Zuolin knows very well that although the army chief is good, but except for the three eastern provinces, Lao Zhang has no connections in the Guannei, so he doesn't want to command the world at all.

And if you want to become the commander of the army, you must first defeat Duan Qirui, although the Feng army is very strong, but Lao Zhang has not arrogantly thought that he can replace Beiyang, so Zhang Zuolin is not interested in this proposal at all.

"Secretary-General, as a soldier of the country, Zhang should serve the country, and he does not dare to ask for any extravagant remuneration at all. It's just that after the Feng army fought with the Russians, the consumption was very large, and the border line in the northeast was more than 4,000 kilometers, and there were beacons everywhere, and if you want to hold these places, you need a lot of military spending, and please ask the president to help the Feng army in this regard. ”

At this time, you can see whether a leader is wise or not, Lao Zhang knows very well that he is shili, and he does not pursue the unrealistic title of chief at all, but directly asks for money, real money is a real thing, and it can be seen by touch.

When Zhang Guogan heard Lao Zhang's words, he was also a little embarrassed, how could Li Yuanhong have any money in his hand, besides, if there was less money, he couldn't get Zhang Zuolin's support at all, at this time Zhang Guogan also knew how powerful Lao Zhang was, no matter how good he was, it was useless to take out real things.

"Secretary-General, I also know the difficulties of the president, so I don't need the president to pay for it, as long as the tax revenue to the central government is temporarily stopped!"

According to the regulations since the Republic of China, taxes are also divided into two types: national taxes and local taxes, such as stamp duty, salt, and tobacco monopoly taxes must be handed over to the central government, and the local governments only collect some miscellaneous taxes, and more than half of the total fiscal revenue of the three eastern provinces must be handed over to the central government. Of course, Zhang Zuolin will not be so honest, he has been deducting and reducing expenditure, but at least three or four percent must be handed over, and the three provinces add up to more than 20 million.

Such a large sum of money, what is it not good, where would Lao Zhang be willing to give Beiyang for nothing, especially the rapid economic development of the three eastern provinces, all kinds of taxes are increasing, if you do things according to the rules, Fengtian will lose a lot, just take this good opportunity to completely reduce the tax revenue, not to Beiyang at all.

When Zhang Guogan heard this, he also sweated, Zhang Zuolin, the bandit leader, is really difficult to deal with, his vision is really accurate, and he is really ruthless.

But at this time, Zhang Guogan couldn't refuse, and when he got to Zhang Zuolin's door, he was about to be slaughtered, so Zhang Guogan thought about it and said: "Yushuai, this matter is very important, and I want to consult the president." ”

Zhang Guogan returned to Beijing overnight, and just as he was leaving, Zhang Xun sent Gao Xiaoshan to Fengtian again, which made Zhang Zuolin, who had just successfully knocked on bamboo, excited, and it was another piece of fat sent to the door! (To be continued......)